Blue Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min
Blue Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Muscatatuck County Park near Vernon, IN. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blue Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min
Elevation 584–742 ft
Out & Back · Muscatatuck County Park
Trailhead: 38.98708, -85.62492
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:29 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gum Street Green Way 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Blue Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Green Trail via Blue Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Blue Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Blue Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Blue Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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